Meyer, Saban raising the bar for coaches

1:27 AM,
Aug. 24, 2013

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer motions during Monday's practice.

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Paul Myerberg
USA Today

Holtz, then the coach at Notre Dame, had an opening for a receivers coach after the 1995 season in which the Fighting Irish went 9-3, losing to Florida State in the Orange Bowl. He was at a coaches convention when his son, Skip - then the coach at Connecticut - suggested he reach out to Meyer, who had replaced Skip as receivers coach at Colorado State in 1990.

Nope, Lou Holtz said: "I've got my mind set. But let's grab lunch before I head back home." So Holtz and his son met for lunch, along with a surprise guest: Meyer. ...